Balod district

Balod district is a district within the state of Chhattisgarh. Its headquarters are in Balod.

Balod district
District of Chhattisgarh
Kapileswar Shiva Temple
Kapileswar Shiva Temple
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionDurg
HeadquartersBalod
Area
 • Total3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total826,165
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Sex ratio1022
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebalod.gov.in

It has a District & Sessions Court which was inaugurated on 2 October 2013 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha, Chhattisgarh High Court. Shri Deepak Kumar Tiwari joined as first District & Sessions Judge at Balod.

Administration

In Balod, the First Collector is Amrit Khalko, and the First A.S.P. is D.L. Manhar.

Demographics
Religions in Balod district (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 93.11%
Other (tribal religion)
 
 4.63%
Islam
 
 0.88%
Jainism
 
 0.47%
Buddhism
 
 0.45%
Other or not stated
 
 0.46%
Distribution of religions

The population of the district as per 2011 census is 826,165, of which 105,498 (12.77%) live in urban areas. Balod has a sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.28% and 31.36% of the population respectively.[1]

Languages of Balod district (2011)[3]

  Chhattisgarhi (93.07%)
  Hindi (4.88%)
  Others (2.05%)

As of the 2011 census, 93.07% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 4.88% Hindi as their first language.[3]

CBSE Affiliated Schools
  • Nirmala English Medium Senior Secondary School

References
  1. "District Census Handbook: Durg" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.


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